Patents by Inventor Timothy Olaska

Timothy Olaska has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for active cooling of stored blood products
    Patent number: 8758321
    Abstract: A portable blood storage device includes an outer housing an inner housing. The outer housing defines the structure of the blood storage device. The inner housing is located within the outer housing and has an interior cavity for storing collected blood and/or blood components. The inner housing has an open top to allow access to the interior cavity. The storage device also has an inlet duct and a return duct located within the interior cavity. The inlet duct is fluidly connectable to a cooling device and brings conditioned air into the storage device when fluidly connected to the cooling device. The return duct is also fluidly connectable to the cooling device and returns exhaust air to the cooling device when fluidly connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Haemonetics Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Stacey, Robert E. Putt, Michael R. D'Arrigo, Robert Lancelot, Timothy Olaska, Steven Portela, Frank Jason Black
  • System and Method For Active Cooling of Stored Blood Products
    Publication number: 20110082437
    Abstract: A portable blood storage device includes an outer housing an inner housing. The outer housing defines the structure of the blood storage device. The inner housing is located within the outer housing and has an interior cavity for storing collected blood and/or blood components. The inner housing has an open top to allow access to the interior cavity. The storage device also has an inlet duct and a return duct located within the interior cavity. The inlet duct is fluidly connectable to a cooling device and brings conditioned air into the storage device when fluidly connected to the cooling device. The return duct is also fluidly connectable to the cooling device and returns exhaust air to the cooling device when fluidly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Stacey, Robert E. Putt, Michael R. D'Arrigo, Robert Lancelot, Timothy Olaska, Steven Portela, Frank Jason Black